Crazy Quilt Purse...

My youngest daughter asked me one day if I would make her a purse that looked like a crazy quilt. I was working on a crazy quilt at the time and told her I would try. She wanted it to be an over-the-shoulder bag with a flap. Here is the end result.

 It was a lot of  fun choosing just the right embellishments to fit her personality.

Her name begins with a D

and they say every crazy quilt needs a spider for luck

and of course, a fan and some grapes.

My personal favorite-two little bees buzzing around

near a nest of blue eggs.

A row of birdhouses perched on a fence.

I lined it with a soft, blue cotton calico. Her birthday is in October, so I gave her a little row of jack-o-lanterns in the bottom corner.

 I am thinking of starting another one soon. I think I'll make the next one smaller and come up with a different style. I'm thinking no flap.

Have a great Thursday!!!

The Bag Lady...

Most people have one thing or another they find hard to resist and for me it's bags. I love bags. Large or small it doesn't matter. The more pockets the merrier. Whenever I see what I interpret as a "cool" bag it calls my name. So you can imagine my delight when I stumbled upon this Unicorn bag.

I was at Scarborough Faire and had just finished reading "The Lady and The Unicorn" by Tracy Chevalier. It was made by Gypsy Wings Tapestry Bags. Isn't it just the "coolest". 

If you haven't read one of Tracy Chevalier's books you might give this one a try. My daughter introduced me to them a couple of years ago. I have since read "Girl With The Pearl Earrings" and "The Virgin Blue". I thoroughly enjoyed all three. She takes an event from history and creates a fictional story around it. They are simply hard to put down.    

Hope you have a great week and "happy reading".